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Contents:
- THE ANTI-GAY AGENDA
- THE G.O.P. TRI TO BUILD A GAY GHETTO
- CHARL M. BLOW LUMN ON THE PHBACK AGAST GAY RIGHTS
THE ANTI-GAY AGENDA
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THE G.O.P. TRI TO BUILD A GAY GHETTO
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CHARL M. BLOW LUMN ON THE PHBACK AGAST GAY RIGHTS
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By Jefey Masters, Gut Contributor | June 16, 2021 Photo Cred: Charl M. Blow "When you are not livg an hont, open, te life, you are takg advantage of a privilege granted to you by olr, gay, lbian, queer people who have sacrificed tremendoly.” The language of beg "out" or "out of the closet" has evolved to * charles blow gay *
Instead, the more mon rponse me emails, almost always om whe gay men, who nied the existence of bisexualy and said thgs like “Oh, easy to e out now bee you are well-off and you are old. “When you are not livg an hont, open, te life, you are takg advantage of a privilege granted to you by olr gay, lbian, queer people who have sacrificed tremendoly so that you uld e to this place.